Rui Maria de Araújo

Rui Maria de Araújo
7th Prime Minister of East Timor
In office
16 February 2015  15 September 2017
PresidentTaur Matan Ruak
Francisco Guterres
Preceded byXanana Gusmão
Succeeded byMari Alkatiri
Minister of Health
In office
15 September 2017  22 June 2018
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
In office
20 September 2001  8 August 2007
Personal details
Born (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964
Mape, Portuguese Timor
Political partyFretilin
SpouseTeresa António Madeira Soares
Children2
Alma materUdayana University
University of Otago
Satya Wacana Christian University
Sultan Agung Islamic University
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Rui Maria de Araújo (born 21 May 1964) is an East Timorese politician who served as its prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He is a physician and member of Fretilin.

He was Minister of Health from 2001 to 2006 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007.

Araújo was inaugurated as Prime Minister of East Timor on 16 February 2015. He was replaced in 2017 by Mari Alkatiri.